but minus the vast salary. I'd imagine there's quite a few people who work there who measure up to the City stereotype, but at the same time a large amount of people who, y'know, just work in an office there.

and wondering why it is that I don't. I suppose given my initial response to your question would be "at least you still have a soul" or something, maybe that explains it. All my friends do lowish paid jobs and most work in something a bit worthy.

I can't think of many decent people from my university who went into city jobs but maybe it is entirely possible, particularly if you were at a London university (easier to fall into financial jobs I imagine).

I find it it hard to swallow that they are suprised by it. It shows a basic lack of understanding of what they are doing, (financers and institutions in general)

It gets my goat because they stifle my objections and advice claiming they know better. It makes me feel utterly superior to them, almost like the idea that they should be my herbivores upon which I should prey.......what a shame that people like that dont have immediate liquid assets i could relieve them of

dropped out of uni, a crap one. found a job in his village selling dodgy finance. Ended up earning 80k+ working 8-8 the last few years now his back on his basic with no prospects except he is a qualified financial advisor now. whenever i say to him, we'll didnt you see this coming? he say 'No!' LOL

which should really lead me to a career in finance but i actually don't know anything about the markets cos im more interested in music than maths really.

i went to an investment banker thing here where they were telling us to apply for apprenticeships and how you start on £70k a year inc bonuses but have to work 14 hour days quite a lot. but then they said there was a 1% chance of getting in after oxbridge and lse people.

that was enough for me to give up and wait a few years before deciding what to do with this pointless degree

a finalist at Cambridge and know loads of people who have already secured City jobs with a 40k salary. It's all about what you value though. They're expecting to work 14 hour days for the next ten years - I can't think of anything worse.

However, I haven't ruled out moving into one of their spare rooms in their swanky flats and generally leeching off them. If you can't beat them, join them...

Dunno, I've got a grad job with an investment bank in the city starting in September (once I graduate, if I get s 2:1). I'm at Manchester and I went to a state school (I only met one Oxbridge candidate at any of the interviews, and he didn't get through so don't let that put you off), anyway, the thing I noticed at most of the interviews was the lack of twats about, most people seem pretty, gasp, normal? It is just a desk job after all?